JMI’s Department of Economics organizes Golden Jubilee Alumni Meet

Alumni shared their fond memories with the students. All the Alumni were honoured and presented with gifts by Prof. Asheref Illiyan, HoD. 

The Department of Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) organized its Golden Jubilee Alumni Meet on February 17, 2024 at the Auditorium of Faculty of Engineering & Technology of the university. More than 150 Alumni belonging to different batches from 1979 to 2023 overwhelmingly participated in the event. Many Alumni settled out of Delhi and abroad also participated online through Google meet. The event also witnessed the participation of faculty members and large turnout of the current batch of students.

The inaugural function commenced with Jamia Tarana which starts with “Dayar-e-Shauq Mera, Shehr-e-Aarzoo Mera… (This is the land of my hopes…This is the land of my dreams...)”. Prof. Asheref Illiyan, Head of the Department, welcomed all the guests, Faculty members, esteemed Alumni & students. He informed the audience that the Department of Economics has completed its 50 years of glorious existence. The maiden program of the Department i.e. B.A (Hons.) Economics was started in 1971-72. We celebrated the Golden Jubilee with much zeal and enthusiasm last year and this alumni meet is the last program under the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the Department. He also showcased the performance of the Department in recent time and sketched how the Department is reaching newer heights through better Teaching-learning, research and organization of various events including Noble Laureate Lecture Series by Prof.

Prof. Mohd Muslim Khan, Dean Faculty of Social Sciences, JMI and Guest of Honour, congratulated the Department for its Golden Jubilee Celebrations. He stressed the need for mentorship by the alumni to the current batch of students. The Special guest, Prof. Tasneem Meenai, one of the oldest alumni of the Department (1977 batch) and former DSW, JMI narrated her experience during the initial years of the Department and she also mentioned that the university Tarana was composed by Mohammad Khaliq Siddiqui, who was a faculty member in the Department of Economics, JMI.

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